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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Sorghum-Sudan grass is a known as multi cut chari and major fodder crop of Uttar Pradesh. Its plays a major role in raising the income of small and marginal farmers of Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. One of the major constraints of traditional Sorghum-Sudan fodder cultivation is low productivity due to non-adoption of recommended package of practices and improved varieties. To overcome this anomaly Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Unnao were conducted frontline demonstrations in farmers’ fields at various villages in the district with high yielding and no. of cutting variety SSG-5000 and applying scientific practices in cultivation through broadcasting method. The Sorghum-Sudan grass productivity and economic returns under improved technologies were calculated and compared with the prevailing farmers’ practice. Results revealed that SSG-5000 variety under improved practices recorded higher yield of 28.76, 29.97 and 31.77 % during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 and the recommended practice gave higher net returns of Rs 16965, 20230 and 24200 ha1 and B:C ratio of 2.22:1, 2.30:1 and 2.42:1, respectively as compared to farmers practice.